General

A fire sprinkler is the part of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been detected, such as when a predetermined temperature has been reached. The following illustration shows the glass bulbs used in a fire sprinkler and their operating temperature.

Google Trends is a service provided by Google to where you can compare the world's interest in your favorite topics. Google Trends also shows how frequently your topics have appeared in Google News stories, and in which geographic regions people have searched for them most.

Google Trends works by analysing a portion of Google web searches to compute how many searches have been done for the terms you enter, relative to the total number of searches done on Google over time. Then Google displays the search results as a graph plotted on a linear scale.

So your intrepid blogger decided to see what was more popular a Smoke Detector or a Smoke Alarm....

Sometime we forget how fast a fire can take hold, engulf a building and threaten lives. In my early career while still at university I watch the video of the Bradford Soccer Stadium fire that changed my perception of the threat.

The internet now allows us to watch these videos again and remind ourselves of the risk!

I just came across this article on DVICE about the worlds smallest portable fire extinguisher.

Frankly I think it looks more line a hand grenade and hope it doesn't blow up when you pull the pin!

The Country Fire Authority (CFA), provide general advice on a day of total fire ban.

Fire Restrictions can be applied across most areas of Victoria by CFA, when fire danger is high. Typically this is over the summer period of November through to April. Restrictions are applied in small areas at a time.